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Original 13 Colonies
Over time, England’s settlements grew and began paying taxes to King of England.
Established as “colonies.”
Colony: an area of land that is under the control of another country and is occupied by settlers of that country.
The 13 Original Colonies
Colonial RegionsEach colony was unique in it’s characteristics, but they can be grouped into regions based on their climate
and geography.
These factors had a direct impact on each region’s economy, government, and way of life.
New England Colonies
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Middle Colonies
Delaware
Pennsylvania
New York
New Jersey
Southern Colonies
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Motivations
The reason settlers founded each of the 13 Colonies
was because they were in search of freedom
However, they were in search of different types of freedom
The 13 Original Colonies
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New England Colonies
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New HampshireFounded in 1629 for farming &
fishingMassachusetts Bay Colony
(Massachusetts)Founded in 1630 by Puritans seeking
religious freedom
The majority of those who founded the New England Colonies were motivated by a desire to practice their own religion & uphold their family structure (aside from New Hampshire)
New England Colonies
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Rhode IslandFounded in 1636 by Roger Williams and his followers after disagreeing with the Massachusetts Bay Colony as a place to seek religious freedom and the separation of church & state
ConnecticutFounded in 1635 by those who were
seeking political and religious freedom after disagreeing with
leaders of Massachusetts Bay Colony
New England Colonies
The Puritans were a group that came to New England to escape being punished for their religion.
They governed a strict colony in Massachusetts that was based around the Bible and the church.
They had elected officials who were all male. No women could serve in the Puritan government, but they still had more rights than people in Europe.
Government
New England Colonies
The settlers here made a great deal of
money fur trapping.
Other economic opportunities in New
England were based around the sea:
fishing, shipbuilding, and whaling.
The soil was rocky and so the New
England Colonies were not known for
their farms.
Economy
New England Colonies
People in New England towns lived, worked, and worshiped close together.
The meeting house and the church were the most important buildings in the town.
People
New England Colonies
The Puritans settled in Massachusetts. Because they were so strict, some Puritans left Massachusetts and founded the other New England Colonies.
The Colonies of New Hampshire, Connecticut, and Rhode Island were friendlier and more tolerant of people’s differences.
Religion
New England Colonies
Children were taught to read so they could study the Bible.
Boys got to also learn Latin and Math and other subjects to get into college.
Girls could learn to read, but they weren't allowed to go to grammar school or to college.
School
New England Colonies
New England Colonies, Public Schools: In the New England colonies, since most people lived in the towns, there were enough people to support a public school. Families helped to support the schools with firewood, money, food, produce, and fish. The children of families who could not afford to give firewood or something else to support the school and its teachers had to sit in the back of the room, as far away from heat as you could get. Kids were taught reading, writing, and arithmetic.
Did You Know?
New England Colonies
Colonial families in New England often had 6 or 7 children.
They lived in small wooded houses with few rooms. Many homes only had one room with a huge fireplace.
The men and boys worked in the fields and the women and girls prepared the food and worked in the home.
Children were taught how to read so they could read the Bible.
Boys were able to go on to Harvard, the first college in the Colonies.
Home Life
Important Figures of the New England Colonies
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Anne Hutchinson• Also a strong supporter of religious freedom and
tolerance who lived in Massachusetts Bay Colony
• Like Williams, her religious views caused controversy and she fled from Massachusetts Bay Colony to Rhode Island in 1638
Roger Williams• A preacher and farmer in Massachusetts Bay Colony,
he supported freedom of religion and the separation of church & state
• His views were seen as radical and he was banished from Massachusetts Bay Colony
• He fled to nearby territory, lived with Native Americans, and founded Rhode Island in 1636
New Hampshire was formed by other colonists that moved from the
Massachusetts Bay area because they did not agree with the Puritan rules
New England Colonies QuizGo back to Class Dojo and
answer the following questions in
your portfolio.
1. What religion was in control
of Massachusetts?
2. Name three ways in which the
colonists in New
England made a living?
3. What was the soil like in New
England?